Matt Smith to Star in Stage Version of The Humans in the West End
Matt Smith will star in a new stage adaptation of The Humans, Matt Haig's novel, opening in London's West End in 2027. General sale tickets go on sale at 12pm today, 11 November 2026.
The production is a world premiere, meaning it is the first staging of the story. Jack Thorne has written the play, and Jeremy Herrin will direct it, according to WhatsOnStage.
The show will run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, a commercial theatre in central London, for 13 weeks from 30 October 2027. Opening night is scheduled for 16 November.
The story follows an extraterrestrial who takes over the body of Professor Andrew Martin, a Cambridge mathematician. The novel has been widely read, and the stage version takes that premise into a live theatre, where the audience sees it unfold in real time.
Ticket prices will be kept low for part of the run. The production says 15,000 tickets priced at £25 will be available throughout the run, so the cheaper seats are spread across the full 13 weeks rather than limited to a launch period.
The production is presented by Melting Pot and Second Half Productions. A presenting company is the producer that brings a show to the stage and takes on its financial risk. Neither has said publicly how many performances the cheaper tickets will cover beyond the total given.
Anyone wanting seats can check the production's listings from midday today. Demand for tickets will show how quickly the 15,000 lower-priced seats are taken up over the run.
